Mel Ott
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Mel Ott
Nickname:
Master Melvin
Birthdate:
March 2, 1909 (141 y, 6 m, 0 d)
Born In:
Gretna, LA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/170
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
All-Star 1945 None (MLB)
1944 None (MLB)
1943 None (MLB)
1942 None (MLB)
1941 None (MLB)
1940 None (MLB)
1939 None (MLB)
1938 None (MLB)
1937 None (MLB)
1936 None (MLB)
1935 None (MLB)
1934 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg
HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 50 24.6 24.5
Grey Ink 283 164.9 136.1
HoF Standard 72 47.7 43.4
WAR 113.9 61.8 58.2
WAR7 53.9 37.3 37.3
JAWS 83.9 49.6 47.7
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1932 673 8
1933 661 8
1934 671 6
1935 683 5
1937 654 7
1938 652 6
1940 647 7
1942 664 4
Year Hits Rank
1934 190 7
1942 162 7
Year K Rank
1937 69 5
1941 68 9
1942 61 4
Year TB Rank
1929 346 6
1931 271 7
1932 340 3
1933 271 7
1934 344 2
1935 329 2
1936 314 2
1937 285 4
1938 307 3
1941 260 6
1942 273 4
Year 2B Rank
1933 36 6
Year 3B Rank
1934 10 8
Year HR Rank
1928 18 8
1929 42 2
1930 25 7
1931 29 2
1932 38 1
1933 23 3
1934 35 1
1935 31 2
1936 33 1
1937 31 1
1938 36 1
1939 27 2
1940 19 5
1941 27 2
1942 30 1
1943 18 2
1944 26 2
1945 21 4
Year RBI Rank
1929 151 2
1930 119 8
1931 115 2
1932 123 4
1933 103 3
1934 135 1
1935 114 4
1936 135 2
1937 95 5
1938 116 2
1941 90 7
1942 93 5
Year R Rank
1929 138 3
1930 122 8
1931 104 5
1932 119 4
1933 98 4
1934 119 2
1935 113 4
1936 120 3
1937 99 9
1938 116 1
1941 89 8
1942 118 1
1944 91 10
Year BB Rank
1929 113 1
1930 103 2
1931 80 1
1932 100 1
1933 75 1
1934 85 2
1935 82 3
1936 111 3
1937 102 1
1938 118 2
1939 100 2
1940 100 2
1941 100 3
1942 109 1
1943 95 2
1944 90 3
Year HBP Rank
1929 6 5
1932 4 9
1936 5 10
1938 5 3
1940 6 5
1943 3 7
1945 8 1
Year SH Rank
1930 20 7
Year XBH Rank
1929 81 5
1931 60 5
1932 76 4
1933 60 6
1934 74 4
1935 70 3
1936 67 4
1937 61 3
1938 65 4
1939 52 8
1941 56 6
1942 51 6
Year Avg Rank
1930 0.349 10
1932 0.318 10
1934 0.327 10
1935 0.322 8
1936 0.328 7
1938 0.311 8
1942 0.295 9
1945 0.308 7
Year OBP Rank
1929 0.449 3
1930 0.459 1
1931 0.392 8
1932 0.424 1
1933 0.367 7
1934 0.415 3
1935 0.407 2
1936 0.448 2
1937 0.408 5
1938 0.442 1
1939 0.449 1
1940 0.407 2
1941 0.403 7
1942 0.415 2
1945 0.411 6
Year SLG Rank
1929 0.635 3
1930 0.578 9
1931 0.545 2
1932 0.601 2
1933 0.467 7
1934 0.591 2
1935 0.555 3
1936 0.588 1
1937 0.523 4
1938 0.583 2
1939 0.581 2
1941 0.495 5
1942 0.497 2
1945 0.499 4
Year ISO Rank
1929 0.306 1
1930 0.228 8
1931 0.254 1
1932 0.283 2
1933 0.185 5
1934 0.265 2
1935 0.233 2
1936 0.260 2
1937 0.229 4
1938 0.271 2
1939 0.273 2
1940 0.168 10
1941 0.210 4
1942 0.202 3
1945 0.191 2
Year OPS Rank
1929 1.084 3
1930 1.036 7
1931 0.937 2
1932 1.025 2
1933 0.834 8
1934 1.006 2
1935 0.962 2
1936 1.036 1
1937 0.931 4
1938 1.024 2
1939 1.030 2
1940 0.864 5
1941 0.898 4
1942 0.912 1
1945 0.910 3
Year G Rank
1929 150 8
1932 154 1
1933 152 5
1934 153 3
1935 152 10
1937 151 7
1938 150 5
1940 151 4
1942 152 3
Year WAR Rank
1929 7.5 3
1930 6.0 7
1931 5.8 4
1932 7.9 2
1933 5.1 6
1934 7.5 2
1935 6.9 2
1936 7.9 1
1937 6.4 4
1938 8.6 1
1939 6.2 2
1940 5.5 5
1941 6.0 4
1942 7.5 2
1944 5.9 7
1945 5.2 7